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Hear good things about taking niacin supplements most notably that is can lead to better mood. Well, took my first one today and about 30 minutes after, it felt like my head was on fire. More specifically, it felt like I was maced. My face got flushed and as I said, I felt like my head was on fire. I ended up taking some benadryl and after a while I felt better but when I got home, I looked into it and apparently in some people this is normal and it's called the niacin flush. Oy. When I say on fire, I mean on fire. They say it isn't harmful but fooey, it hurt like hell. It does say that it should minimize if I take an asprin 30 minutes prior so I'll try that but has anyone else experienced this?

I saw a doctor on tv saying that taking any vitamins or supplements after reaching adulthood is unnecessary if you eat right. He said that if you do have some dormant cancer cells, vitamins help them grow.

I stopped taking vitamins last year, more because of other side effects than fear of dormant cancer cells. Mainly, I was taking supplements that had asparagus extracts in them, and I got sick of the specific side effect that asparagus is known for.

Hear good things about taking niacin supplements most notably that is can lead to better mood. Well, took my first one today and about 30 minutes after, it felt like my head was on fire. More specifically, it felt like I was maced. My face got flushed and as I said, I felt like my head was on fire. I ended up taking some benadryl and after a while I felt better but when I got home, I looked into it and apparently in some people this is normal and it's called the niacin flush. Oy. When I say on fire, I mean on fire. They say it isn't harmful but fooey, it hurt like hell. It does say that it should minimize if I take an asprin 30 minutes prior so I'll try that but has anyone else experienced this?

That's niacin flush. Most of your health-food store vitamins come in two pill or more dosages, ie one day equals two pills. It breaks up the vitamins so you have a more steady supply and it also avoids niacin flush.

Hear good things about taking niacin supplements most notably that is can lead to better mood. Well, took my first one today and about 30 minutes after, it felt like my head was on fire. More specifically, it felt like I was maced. My face got flushed and as I said, I felt like my head was on fire. I ended up taking some benadryl and after a while I felt better but when I got home, I looked into it and apparently in some people this is normal and it's called the niacin flush. Oy. When I say on fire, I mean on fire. They say it isn't harmful but fooey, it hurt like hell. It does say that it should minimize if I take an asprin 30 minutes prior so I'll try that but has anyone else experienced this?

I've felt a niacin flush. Yours was worse than mine, but it can't be described as pleasant.

Mood enhancement:
Try St John's Wort. I take it regularly, and have for about 5 - 6 years. I think it makes a heckuva difference.

I've been taking Niacin for a good many years as a part of my cardiology treatment. If I take it at bedtime I never know when the flush occurs or even if it does. That is unless I wake up some short time later. It appears to me that unless I'm active, the flush just lays back and was very minor or non-existent.
I'm taking it now as a compound with my Lipitor generic. The med is listed as 500/40 and I have no idea if the Niacin is the 500 or the 40.

It's not how old you are, it's how you got here.It's been a long road and not all of it was paved.A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. Gandhi

Originally Posted by Carol

When I judge someone's integrity one key thing I look at is - How does s/he treat people s/he doesn't agree with or does not like?
I can respect someone who I do not agree with, but I have NO respect for someone who puts others down in a public forum. That is the hallmark of someone who has no integrity, and cannot be trusted.